Rattlesnake Lodge Trail

Rattlesnake Lodge Trail is a 3.7 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Weaverville, North Carolina that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.

great little hike, with a variety of scenery. There's enough of an elevation game here to get your attention but it's not too bad. The loop section is really cool as you walk through the rhododendron. the history of the rattlesnake Lodge itself is pretty interesting and it's always cool to see the ruins. Be careful and pay attention to the markings, at the top of the loop make sure you take the blue markers down the hill. If you keep staying on the white marked Trail it'll take you a much further than you're anticipating going.

Trail is very nice. When you start on the trail, you are following the white blazes. When you are at the top of the loop make sure you turn on the blue blaze trail, to send you down the mountain. If you continue on the white blaze you will be taken off of this trail and onto the “Mountain to Sea” trail. This was not known to me when I was on this hike. Enjoy!

From the parking lot, go left to the trail marked with white. Easy hike with beautiful views of the mountains during the first third of the trail (except a little traffic noise due to close proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway). The noise disappeared as you move more into the woods where the ruins of the lodge are. The hike must be labeled as "moderate" due to the loop, which is marked with blue and practically goes straight up and down a ravine. This added a nice little workout to an otherwise relaxing and beautiful hike.

Very nice 2 hour stroll with some elevation difference at the beginning of the walk and at the loop The blue portion of the trail at the loop is pretty steep, so you just have to decide if you want to walk up it or down. Two hours or so all told.

Nice trail and worth the hike. The trailhead was not clearly marked. After parking, you will go to the left and be on the white trail. Near the top of the climb, there is a loop and it is segmented ... the white trail and blue trail. The blue trail links the upper and lower portion of the white trail, so you will spend a portion of the hike on the blue trail.

Great day hike! There aren't any extraordinary views like some of the other trails in the area, however it is still beautiful wilderness. The interpretive sign describing the Lodge is faded and needs replacement.

Great well kept trail. Be sure once you hit the house remains you either follow the blue up a steep hill or take the white blazes to the right and meet up with the blue blazes further down the trail for a less strenuous climb. Be sure to turn left at the blue blazes if you take this route to come back down, otherwise you'll continue on the mtn to sea trail.

Fun hike with my 11 yr old son. REALLY windy at the start, thru the gap between mountains. Wind stopped once we got around the south side. Hike from lot up to the lodge is quite nice. Good trail, easy slope. Think that part could be done by most people in about 30 minutes. The Rattlesnake trail, .3 mi from the ruins up to the top, is steep; you'll get your heart rate up here! Easy descent back on the longer path.